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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Pennsylvania

9 Colleges
$31,864 Avg Salary
$27,344 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

With 77 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, design and applied arts is the #103 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

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The Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Carnegie Mellon University the best school in Pennsylvania for design and applied arts students. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a great place for design and applied arts students. Bloomsburg is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bloomsburg.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Mercyhurst University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Erie, Mercyhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

With a ranking of #7, Marywood University did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students. Located in the city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #8, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#9

The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA

The University of the Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UArts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 380
Maryland 207
New Jersey 0
District of Columbia 33
Delaware 3

One of 9 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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